Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swoll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
swoll
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English swall, swal, from Old English sweall, from Proto-Germanic *swall, first and third person singular preterit of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: swall, sweall, *swall, *swellaną

Inflected Forms

Swolls (plural)

Questions

What does swoll mean?
Alternative spelling of swole.
Where does swoll come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce swoll

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